Veterans Honored

Veterans Honored Veterans from the Big Sandy region were honored Thursday during Appalachian Hospice Care’s 6th annual Veteran Appreciation Lunch.The event, hosted at the Jenny Wiley Convention Center, brings veterans together to be recognized as they are served by the people they served to protect.Fellowship, food and music were all on tap celebrating the…

Vice-President Pence Visiting KY

Vice-President Pence Visiting KY Vice President Mike Pence will make several stops in Southern Kentucky today. The Vice President, along with Governor Matt Bevin, Congressman Hal Rogers and others on the Kentucky GOP ticket, will fly in around noon.First, the group will go to Shep’s Place in Corbin to meet with some of Bevin’s…

Up And Down In The State’s Colleges And Universities

Up And Down In The State’s Colleges And Universities The number of Kentucky college and university students receiving undergraduate degrees and certificates is continuing to climb, but preliminary enrollment figures are falling.The state Council on Postsecondary Education says the continuing increase in degrees and credentials despite enrollment challenges indicates a strong commitment on Kentucky…

Santa Train Coming To KY

Santa Train Coming To KY Country star and Grammy winner Marty Stuart will be the celebrity guest on the annual CSX Santa Train, which visits towns in Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia in November to hand out gifts for families.The holiday train, which has run every year since 1942, makes a dozen stops in three…

Talking About Senior Hunger

Talking About Senior Hunger State officials hosted a conversation about senior hunger issues in Frankfort Wednesday.”Unfortunately in Kentucky 1 in 6 seniors do not have enough access to affordable, nutritious food,” said Shannon Gadd with the Commissioner Department for Aging and Independent Living.Leaders met in Frankfort for the first-ever Senior Hunger Summit hoping to…

Preventing Chronic Wasting Disease

Preventing Chronic Wasting Disease The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is increasing efforts to prevent the spread of a disease that afflicts deer and elk herds.The agency is asking for help from hunters in preventing chronic wasting disease from crossing into the state as the fall season begins.The neurological disease kills deer, elk,…

Goodwill Opens Another Center In KY

Goodwill Opens Another Center In KY Goodwill hosted the ribbon-cutting Wednesday for Kentucky’s fifth Center for Education and Employment.The center offers free career coaching and soft skills classes for people in the area who are seeking employment opportunities. It also connects unemployed people with opportunities for bettering their future.”We work on attitude, dependability, self-presentation…

Andy Beshear On The Campaign Trail

Andy Beshear On The Campaign Trail Democrat Andy Beshear is stressing education and health care issues as he starts a statewide bus tour with less than a week left in his effort to unseat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky.At a Wednesday rally in Louisville, Beshear said he beat Bevin in their five recent…

Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween Safety Tips With Halloween happening tomorrow one of the most important tips from local police is to check candy. They say if the wrapper is tampered, it is best not to try and eat it. A good rule of thumb, if it looks suspicious, err on the side of caution and do not…